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About Sarawan Village

Sarawan is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,741, made up of 871 males and 870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.33 hectares hectares.

Sarawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 201.33 hectares
Population 1,741
Male Population 871
Female Population 870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarawan compares

By the 2011 count Sarawan is the 143rd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 201.33 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Sarawan

Sarawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarawan from other places

Sarawan lies about 25 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sarawan
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 8.3 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Mariahu 13 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 25 km

Villages closest to Sarawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Machhlishahr tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sarawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarawan village had a population of 1,741. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Sarawan village has 871 males and 870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarawan has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Sarawan covers 201.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarawan falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarawan is Mariahu, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sarawan.

Sarawan is about 25 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarawan is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 8.3 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 8.3 km away. Mariahu is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gohka (1.9 km), Belauna Khurd (2.4 km) and Khajuri (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sarawan today is likely to be higher.

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